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August 16, 2012

Religious Game Shows

Religion
holds an important place in most of the human beings life. Whether anyone
belongs to any religion, more or less in one way or the other he / she is attached
with his / her religion, whether he / she follow it or not. Similarly I am
concerned about my religion and how it is being portrayed.

Over
the past decade two things were used and are being used to damage entire world.
i.e. War & Religion. Through war physical infrastructure is being
demolished and through negative use of religion moral infrastructure is being
demolished. To achieve personal purposes Religion is being used in every good
and bad thing i.e. begging, charity, donation and wars.

The
commercialization of media has seriously threatened the way religion is being
interpreted. Instead of belief, religion has become a commercial item to sell.
And it is being sold like hot cakes.

Though
over the years, the commercialization practice remained in place but this year
particularly the sanctity of holy month is being mocked largely. Particularly
leading channels are playing with the spirit of religion. Those who boast to
inculcate moral values in society indeed have no moral values left in them.

There
are particularly three shows which need to be reviewed.

One
is being hosted by moral and religious police man Dr. Aamer Liaqat who is
inculcating moral values in society through his game show but he has forgotten
to justify that his hopping from one channel to other is unethical too. The way
show is being organized is ridiculous and the way the guests are begging for
the gifts and the way gifts are being hurled doesn't get aligned with our
religious sanctity.

Then
there is our famous religious police woman Ms. Maya Khan who is trying to match
pace with his mentor Mr. Aamer Liaqat. The way she aired the show where a Hindu
was being listened as reciting Kalima and accepting Islam was just a try to
increase the ratings. In real sense these shows are unable to inculcate any
religious values.

And
to spice and crisp up the things there is another heroine on Hero TV, the one
and only Veena Malik. Her show Astaghfar from start to end is scripted in a
worst possible way. The kind of words being used by the anchor and mock scholar
seriously hurts the religion's sanctity.

The
way all these and other shows are being aired without any moral and ethical
guidelines seriously put in question the way religion is being treated in our
country.

I
shall like to request TV channels:

“Religion
is entirely not for sale so please stop selling and start practicing and
preaching"